Hailstorm
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| Hailstorm | |
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Model series: |
Type-56D[2] |
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Type: |
Guided Munitions Launcher[2] |
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Ammunition type: |
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Feed system: |
33 needle magazine[3] |
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480 RPM[4] | |
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32.31 m/s (106.0 ft/s; 72.28 mph)[4] | |
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Effective range: |
Short to medium |
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| “ | The Hailstorm owes much to a pre-Covenant weapon used during the volatile early-interstellar period of Sangheili history. Improved Needler which fires fast-moving crystal shards that exhibit strong homing behavior.[3] | ” |
The Hailstorm is a variant of the Type-56D Needler.
Overview[edit]
The Hailstorm is an upgraded variant of the standard Type-56D Needler.
The shell of the weapon is adorned with a red stripe and features Sangheili symbols inscribed in white and a large one in red. The weapon is modified to fire the Subanese crystals faster, and the crystals have a stronger homing behavior, which allow them to tracks enemies from farther distances. It carries more crystals in its magazine than a standard Needler.[3][4]
In-game information[edit]
The Hailstorm is one of the 2 available variants of the Needler in Halo 5: Guardians.
| Image | Name | Rarity | Sale Price | Energy Cost | Description |
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Hailstorm | Uncommon |  75
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The Hailstorm owes much to a pre-Covenant weapon used during the volatile early-interstellar period of Sangheili history. Improved Needler which fires fast-moving crystal shards that exhibit strong homing behavior. |
Advantages[edit]
The Hailstorm excels in supercombines, as it fires faster than a normal Needler and the projectiles fly much faster. Due to its 33-shard magazine, it carries 132 crystals in reserve.
Disadvantages[edit]
Aside from its faster projectiles and fire rate, stronger homing and extended magazine, it acts like a standard Needler.
It does pitiful damage against vehicles.
Gallery[edit]
A Centurion-clad Spartan holding the Hailstorm.
First-person view of the weapon.
Smart scope with the weapon.
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 294
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Cannon Fodder - Locke & Load (Retrieved on Nov 8, 2020) [archive]
- ^ a b c Halo 5: Guardians, Hailstorm in-game weapon and Req description
- ^ a b c YouTube - Halo 5 | Needlers Full Analysis, Channel: Aozolai, Date: 2/23/2017
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